Fairy tales reimagined
Subtitle: essays on new retellings
By: edited by Susan Redington Bobby ; foreword by Kate Bernheimer.
Contributors: Bobby, Susan Redington, 1969-
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780786441150
Subjects: Fairy tales -- Moral and ethical aspects; Fairy tales -- Social aspects
Description: "This is a critical examination of the writers of the late 20th-early 21st centuries whose re-inventions of the literary fairy tale mirror the social, political, and cultural climate of the age. The sixteen essays apply a variety of theoretical perspectives, including postmodernism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, structuralism, queer theory and gender studies"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.